Alignment off on new darkhorse delivery

[garagely]

Took delivery of new darkhorse today with delivery miles on it. Within first 5 min of driving i noticed alignment was quite a bit off. To get the car to go straight I have to have steering wheel tilted right a noticeable amount - about 2 o’clock instead of 12.

Any others encounter any delivery issues? Wondering if I should be worried about other possible mechanical issues or if this is one-off.

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[erocker]

Your dealer will fix that.

 

[NightSurgeX2]

Mine is off very slightly to the left. Like maybe 11:15-11:30. I plan to take it for alignment in the spring and also have some factory paint defects handled then as well.

 

[Mustangbuc85]

Took delivery of new darkhorse today with delivery miles on it. Within first 5 min of driving i noticed alignment was quite a bit off. To get the car to go straight I have to have steering wheel tilted right a noticeable amount - about 2 o’clock instead of 12.

Any others encounter any delivery issues? Wondering if I should be worried about other possible mechanical issues or if this is one-off.

my mustang was like that when I bought it new in 2002. I fixed it at the shop I work at. I was told from one of the dealers that sometimes they strap them down on the trailer so tight it that it knocks the alignment off. That being said, during inspection, dealer should have fixed that

 

[Ryunker]

Took delivery of new darkhorse today with delivery miles on it. Within first 5 min of driving i noticed alignment was quite a bit off. To get the car to go straight I have to have steering wheel tilted right a noticeable amount - about 2 o’clock instead of 12.

Any others encounter any delivery issues? Wondering if I should be worried about other possible mechanical issues or if this is one-off.

Alignments are all off on every new car. No secret

 

[Dena]

Do you know if your car came by truck or train. Train is much smoother and wouldn't have to be strapped as tight. As for the wheel angle, that could be alignment or somebody just put the steering wheel on wrong. To be honest it's probably easer to detect and fix an alignment problem that to get that steering wheel off the spline but they should check both.

 

[Cindy42]

Mine was very bad and chewed it's tires up by 1400 miles. https://www.mustang7g.com/forums/threads/warning-check-dark-horse-alignment-on-delivery.158954/

 

[garagely]

I’ve only put about 100 miles on it and I don’t have the handling package. Tires look fine as far as I can tell. No idea if my car came in via plane, train or otherwise. My dealer has said they’ll fix it it’s just taking some time to get an appointment.

 

[IFFV68]

Took delivery of new darkhorse today with delivery miles on it. Within first 5 min of driving i noticed alignment was quite a bit off. To get the car to go straight I have to have steering wheel tilted right a noticeable amount - about 2 o’clock instead of 12.

Any others encounter any delivery issues? Wondering if I should be worried about other possible mechanical issues or if this is one-off.

Our 2020 4x4 F-150 Limited the alignment was way off.
Took it to a Ford Dealership.
They allegedly Aligned the front end?
I look at the Front End & could see the Lerft Front Tire Leaning in.
I told him, can’t you see the Wheel Leaning? He took it back and did it correctly
That was July 2020.
The F-150 Limited had 38 miles on it when I made the purchase so I don’t know the Past History?

 

[Ryunker]

Took delivery of new darkhorse today with delivery miles on it. Within first 5 min of driving i noticed alignment was quite a bit off. To get the car to go straight I have to have steering wheel tilted right a noticeable amount - about 2 o’clock instead of 12.

Any others encounter any delivery issues? Wondering if I should be worried about other possible mechanical issues or if this is one-off.

No surprise, every new cars alignment is off, folks don't realize it until abnormal tire wear sits in. My DH with 3 miles on it and alignment was off all over.

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